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1.5KClover Adams Takes Pictures of Grief (Her Own)
The famous statue “Grief” memorializes Clover Adams, a talented photographer whose husband wouldn’t let her work be published. She committed suicide in...
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1.2KRosalind Russell Narrowly Escapes Waterbury
Rosalind Russell’s long career as a soignee actress with a flair for comedy almost came to an end in 1955, when she...
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2.1KRodman and Ruth Law Take Their Sibling Rivalry to Crazy Heights
Rodman and Ruth Law rocketed to fame just before World War I with daredevil movie stunts and breathtaking aeronautical feats. Their father...
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4.4KThe Massachusetts Camouflage School that Taught How To Razzle-Dazzle
In 1917, the U.S. government set up a camouflage school for women artists in Marshfield Hills, Mass. About five dozen women artists...
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2.3KMajor Alfred Little: The Unsung Melodeonist
When Alfred Little was a boy, in 1829, an illness paralyzed his legs. But nothing could suppress his musical talent. Born in...
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